Car end.



B. V. SAGE.

'CAR E'Nn. y APPLICATION riuso JUNE-2. 14911.

Patnw Nov. A6, 1,917.

lNVENTOR l TTRNEYv UNITED stmtA s 4can END.

To all whom t may concern: v

\ Be it known that I, RALPH V. citizen of the-United States, residing in the city ofv Philadelphia, 4in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, whose post-olice address is Widener Building, Philadelphia,

an lmproved end structure for gondola cars,

which consists generally of rolled channels riveted together, preferably with the Ylianges of the adjacent channels facing in opposite directions, and overlapped and riveted together through their contiguous flanges. This construction, besides being simple, is very strong and rigid, and in addition is much more economical than other arrange- .ments now being used, as my door is simply made of commercial rolled channels, requiring no special machinery, presses, nor tools for construction and repair.

In general my invention consistsA insecuring a series of channels together so that the inner surfaces of their flange portions are in contact, the backs of the web portionsalternately forming the inner and outer faces of the car end. I may, if desired, use wooden filler planks bolted to the inner sides of the webs of the channels, but I wish itunder- 'stood thatmy construction is equally well adapted for use without said iller planks.

. Having given a general description of my invention, I will now, in order to make the matter more clear, refer to the annexed sheet of drawings, which forms part of this speciication, and in which like characters refer to like parts..

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Figure 1 is an elevation of the end of a gondola car embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional elevation through the end ofthe car taken on the line II--II of Fig. 1'; Fig. 3 is a detail elevation.

on an enlarged scale of a portion'of my car end; Fig. 4-is a detail vertical transverse sectional elevation on anenlarged scale illustrating the manner 'of riveting the channel sections ofthe car end together; Fig. 5 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

SAGE, a-l

Pennsylvania, have inventedA certain new and' useful Improvements in, l Car Ends; and I do hereby declare the fol- 101" double loads.vv

'atented Nov. 6, 1917; Application filed June 22, 1917. Serial No. 176,300.-

detail viewof the door hinge; and Fig. 6 n l illustrates in sectional elevation a slightly- Referringnow to the characters of refery ence onthedrawings :1 indicatesthe car in general,'2 are the corner angles of the cai-,and 3 lis the angle over the endV sill.

Safety chaindevices 4 are secured to the end sill for chaining together cars carrying 5. indicates the car end door in general, which consists of a multiplicity of rolled channels alternately arranged with their flanges extending inwardly and outwardly, and secured together so that the inner surfaces of their flange portions are in contact. As the inner slopes of the ,flanges are the same, this results in a flat door construction or onein which the external surfaces on each side are in the same planes. The channels with -their webs .forming the outer face of the car end are 6 with inwardly extending ilanges 7, while the channels with their webs forming the inner face of the car' end are 8 with outwardly extending flanges 9. .10 indicates rivets which pass through holes in the channel flanges and secure them together. Wooden planks 11 are secured to the surfaces of the webs of the channels 6 and 8 by means of bolts 13. These planks contain grooves 12, as in Figs. S'and 4, 'to enab them to be bolted in place without interfering with the heads of the rivets 10. 14 are hinge straps which are secured to the door by means of bolts and these straps extend through slots 16 in' the car floor 15, whereI they are secured and loosely pivoted tothe Icar frame by the links 17. The drop end 5 when in the upright position is held in place bymeans of keepers 18, which are bolted to the car end and the latches 19, which are pivotallyv secured to the corner angles, as shown. y

Referring now to Fig. 6, which is a modification of my carl end, 20 is a modified form of the hinge strap, which connects with the link4 21 and is attached to the car end door by means of bolts 22. 23 are thimbles or sleeves which act' as spacers betweenl the hinge 'strap 20 and the channels 6, whose webs form part of the outer face of the car door.

Although I have described 'and illustrated,

1particularly shown not Wish to be limited to the exact and specific detail-s thereof, as shown and described, but may use such modifications in, substitutions for, or equivalents thereof, as are embraced Within the scope of my invention, or as pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A car end comprising a plurality of rolled channels with the inner surfaces of their flanges in` contact and secured together thereby.

2. A drop end for cars comprising a plurality of rolled channels so arranged that the backs of the web portions alternately form the inner and outer faces of the car end, means for securing said channels together and hinges connecting the ear end to the car.

3. A drop end for cars comprising a plu- Leashes rality of rolled channels so arranged that the backs of the web portions alternately form the inner and outer faces thereof, the anges of said channels extending alternately outward and inward, means passing through said ianges for securing said channels together, and means for securing the car end in position.

1. A drop end for cars comprising a plurality of channels with the sloping surfaces of their Hanges in contact so that the backs of the web portions alternately form the inner and outer faces of the car end, filler planks secured to the insides of the Webs of said'channels, and means passingthrough the flanges for securing said channels together.

In Witness whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

RALPH V. SAGE. 

